Corset



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C. W. DODGE.

CORSET.

No. 595,376. Patented Dec. 14, 1897.

PATENT FFICE.

CARROLL W. DODGE, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,376, dated December 14, 1897.

Application fi1ed April2,1897. Serial No. 0,33 (No modem Y invention is to improve upon the construction of the upper edge of a'corset as ordinarily made.

Heretofore in the ordinary construction of a corset the binding upon the upper edge has been doubled over the upper raw edge of the material (ordinarily of two thicknesses) of which the corset is made and secured on the upper edge of the corset by one row of stitching in the same manner as the binding on the lower edge of the corset to make a finished edge and cover the top edges of the material of which the corset is made and close the pocket or opening between the two or more thicknesses of said material.

After the binding is secured upon the top edge of the corset, as above described, the edging which gives the finish to the top or upper edge of the corset is secured to the outer upper edge of the corset, to extend around the top thereof, by two rows of stitching. The lower row passes through the upper edge of the corset material and the binding thereon, and the upper row passes only through the upper edge of the binding.

By the old construction of the upper finished edge of a corset, as above described, there is first the operation of stitching on'the binding, which must be wide enough to fold over and extend upon the inner and outer top edge of the corset. After the binding is stitched on there is a second and separate operation of stitching on the edging on the upper outer edge of the corset by two rows of stitches.

In my improved construction of the top or upper edge of a corset I do away with the double binding extending upon both the inner and outer upper edge of the corset and folded over to close the opening or pocket between the two thicknesses of material of the corset, and I use a strip of material of about half the Width of the double binding in the old construction, and this strip only extends upon the inner upper edge of the corset and is not folded over the top. edge thereof, as is the case in the old construction. I use any edging used in the old construction.

Instead of stitching the binding on separately and the edging on separately, making two operations, asin the old construction, and requiring twice the time, I stitch the strip on the inner upper edge and the edging on the outer upper edge at one time and by one operation with a machine which has two needles and makes two rows of stitching at the same time. One row (the lower one) goes through the lower edge of the strip, the upper part of the corset material, and the lower edge of the edging, sewing them together. The other row (the upper one) goes through the upper edge of the strip and through the edging and sews them together and covers and conceals the upper raw edge of the corset material.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of the upper finished edge of a corset, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front side view of a pair of corsets embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a'detached section of the front upper portion of a corset of my improved construction. The edg ing is shown partially ripped off. Fig. 3 shows the rear or opposite side of the section of the corset shown in Fig. 2 with a portion of the binding ripped off. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4:, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of arrow a, same figure. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are shown on an enlarged scale.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 is a corset, which may be of any desired shape and construction and which is ordinarily made of two thicknesses of material, as 2 and 3. (Shown in Fig. 4:.)

- 4 is the edging, which may be of any de-- sired pattern and which extends around the top or upper edge of the corset upon the outer side thereof.

5 is a strip of material which is secured to a little above the top or upper edge of the corset proper, as shown in the drawings, and the edgingt extends above the top of the strip to form the finished top edge of the corset. A row of stitching 6 through the lower part of the edging 4, the corset material 2 and 3, and the strip 5 secures said parts together, and a second row of stitching 7 through the edging 4E and the upper part of the strip 5 secures the edging and strip together above and independently of the upper edge of the corset proper.

The two rows of stitching 6 and 7 are preferably made at one time, so that the edging and strip are stitched to the corset and to each other at one operation. The upper row of stitching 7 secures the strip and edging together above the top edge of the corset proper, as shown in Fig. 4, to cover and coneeal the top edge of the corset.

The advantages of lnyiniproved construction of the upper edge of a corset will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. A much narrower strip of material can be used, and the edging and strip are secured to the corset at one operation, thus saving much time.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire'to secure by Letters Patent, is

A corset comprising a main portion, a strip of material upon the inner side of the upper edge thereof and projecting above the same, an edging upon the outer side of the upper edge of the main portion,and projecting above the same, a row of stitching securing the strip and the edging to the main portion, and a second row of stitching securing the strip and the edging together above the upper edge of the main portion, substantially as set forth.

CARROLL \V. DODGE.

Vitnesses:

J. C. DEWEY, M. J. GALVIN. 

